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List Of Prisons In Jilin
This is a list of prisons within Jilin province of the People's Republic of China. Sources *{{cite web, url=http://www.laogai.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/laogai-handbook.pdf , title=Laogai Handbook 2007-2008 , date=October 2008 , isbn=978-1-931550-25-3 , format=PDF , language=Chinese, English , publisher=Laogai Research Foundation , location=Washington, D.C. , access-date=24 May 2017 , pages=301-314 Buildings and structures in Jilin Lists of prisons in China, Jilin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jilin
Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Primorsky Krai) to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west. Along with the rest of Northeast China, Jilin underwent an early period of industrialization. However, Jilin's economy, characterized by heavy industry, has been facing economic difficulties with privatization. This prompted the central government to undertake a campaign called "Revitalize the Northeast". The region contains large deposits of oil shale. Name The name "Jilin" originates from ''girin ula'' () , a Manchu phrase meaning "along the river", shortened to Kirin in English. This Manchu term was transcribed into ''jilin wula'' ( t , s ) in Chinese characters and shortened the first two characters, which are tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
